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Overview

Douglas K. Rex is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with substantial contributions in Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Diverticular Disease and Complications

Douglas K. Rex has contributed numerous articles published in established journals. The frequent venues for their publications include:

  • Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • Gastroenterology
  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Gut

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Douglas K. Rex are:

  • ACG Clinical Guidelines: Colorectal Cancer Screening 2021, published in 2021 in The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Performance of artificial intelligence in colonoscopy for adenoma and polyp detection: a systematic review and meta-analysis, published in 2020 in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • Recommendations for Follow-Up After Colonoscopy and Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, published in 2020 in Gastroenterology
  • Recommendations for Follow-Up After Colonoscopy and Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, published in 2020 in The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Recommendations for Follow-Up After Colonoscopy and Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, published in 2020 in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

They have collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Cesare Hassan
  • Alessandro Repici
  • Heiko Pohl
  • Marco Spadaccini
  • Rachel E. Lahr

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for colonoscopy surveillance after polypectomy: A consensus update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer and the American Cancer Society

    Sidney J. Winawer;Ann G. Zauber;Robert H. Fletcher;Jonathon S. Stillman

  • Screening and surveillance for the early detection of colorectal cancer and adenomatous polyps, 2008: a joint guideline from the American Cancer Society, the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, and the American College of Radiology.

    Bernard Levin;David A Lieberman;Beth McFarland;Kimberly S Andrews

  • COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING AND SURVEILLANCE: CLINICAL GUIDELINES AND RATIONALE-UPDATE BASED ON NEW EVIDENCE

    Sidney Winawer;Robert Fletcher;Douglas Rex;John Bond

  • Screening and Surveillance for the Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer and Adenomatous Polyps, 2008: A Joint Guideline from the American Cancer Society, the US Multi‐Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, and the American College of Radiology*†

    Bernard Levin;David A. Lieberman;Beth McFarland;Robert A. Smith

  • Guidelines for Colonoscopy Surveillance After Screening and Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer

    David A. Lieberman;Douglas K. Rex;Sidney J. Winawer;Francis M. Giardiello

  • Colonoscopic miss rates of adenomas determined by back-to-back colonoscopies.

    Douglas K. Rex;Christopher S. Cutler;Gregory T. Lemmel;Emad Y. Rahmani

  • American College of Gastroenterology Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer Screening 2008

    Douglas K Rex;David A Johnson;Joseph C Anderson;Phillip S Schoenfeld

  • Guidelines on Genetic Evaluation and Management of Lynch Syndrome: A Consensus Statement by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer

    Francis M. Giardiello;John I. Allen;Jennifer E. Axilbund;C. Richard Boland

  • Quality indicators for colonoscopy

    Douglas K. Rex;John L. Petrini;Todd Huntley Baron;Amitabh Chak

  • Colorectal cancer screening: Recommendations for physicians and patients from the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer.

    Douglas K. Rex;C. Richard Boland;Jason A. Dominitz;Francis M. Giardiello

  • Quality indicators for colonoscopy.

    Douglas K. Rex;Philip S. Schoenfeld;Jonathan Cohen;Irving M. Pike

  • Quality in the technical performance of colonoscopy and the continuous quality improvement process for colonoscopy: Recommendations of the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer

    Douglas K. Rex;John H. Bond;Sidney Winawer;Theodore R. Levin

  • Serrated Lesions of the Colorectum: Review and Recommendations From an Expert Panel

    Douglas K. Rex;Dennis J. Ahnen;John A. Baron;Kenneth P. Batts

  • Optimizing Adequacy of Bowel Cleansing for Colonoscopy: Recommendations From the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer

    David A. Johnson;Alan N. Barkun;Larry B. Cohen;Jason A. Dominitz

  • Recommendations for Follow-Up After Colonoscopy and Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer.

    Samir Gupta;David Lieberman;Joseph C. Anderson;Carol A. Burke

  • Computed Tomographic Colonography (Virtual Colonoscopy) A Multicenter Comparison With Standard Colonoscopy for Detection of Colorectal Neoplasia

    Peter B. Cotton;Valerie L. Durkalski;Benoit C. Pineau;Yuko Y. Palesch

  • Colorectal cancer prevention 2000: screening recommendations of the American College of Gastroenterology

    Douglas K. Rex;David A. Johnson;David A. Lieberman;Randall W. Burt

  • Relative Sensitivity of Colonoscopy and Barium Enema for Detection of Colorectal Cancer in Clinical Practice

    Douglas K. Rex;Emad Y. Rahmani;Joseph H. Haseman;Gregory T. Lemmel

  • The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy PIVI (Preservation and Incorporation of Valuable Endoscopic Innovations) on real-time endoscopic assessment of the histology of diminutive colorectal polyps.

    Douglas K. Rex;Charles Kahi;Michael O'Brien;T.R. Levin

  • Recommendations on fecal immunochemical testing to screen for colorectal neoplasia: a consensus statement by the US Multi-Society Task Force on colorectal cancer

    Douglas J. Robertson;Douglas J. Robertson;Jeffrey K. Lee;C. Richard Boland;Jason A. Dominitz

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Lieberman
David A. Lieberman Oregon Health & Science University
Jason A. Dominitz
Jason A. Dominitz United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Cesare Hassan
Cesare Hassan Catholic University of America
Theodore R. Levin
Theodore R. Levin Kaiser Permanente
Prateek Sharma
Prateek Sharma University of Kansas
Alessandro Repici
Alessandro Repici Humanitas University
Glen A. Lehman
Glen A. Lehman Indiana University
Oscar W. Cummings
Oscar W. Cummings Indiana University
Francis M. Giardiello
Francis M. Giardiello Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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